Joey comes from a sacred part of town
where sometimes you talk so tough
you're feet don't touch the ground
and the sidewalk soldiers sing their midnite blues
while the old men recite their story lines
about when i was young like you
they said (oh, yeah) we were crusing to the backbeat
(oh, yeah) making love in the backseat
chorus: we were wild, wild in the streets
wild, wild in the streets
a member of the boy's brigade had a date with the girl next door
you know it made her daddy crazy but it only made her want him more
they weren't looking for trouble
that boy didn't want to fight - not tonight
so they headed out through her bathroom window
what her daddy didn't know was gonna be alright
they said (oh, yeah) we were cruising to the backbeat
(oh, yeah) making love in the backseat
chorus: we were wild, wild in the streets
wild, wild in the streets
wild, wild in the streets
wild, wild in the streets
solo
sometimes this town ain't pretty but you know it ain't so bad
just like a girl who looks so happy when inside she's so, so sad
here we got this code of honor, nobody's going down
you don't walk in vain through the kids' parade
'cause this is my hometown
chorus: we were wild, wild in the streets
wild, wild in the streets
we were wild, wild in the streets
wild, wild in the streets